http://www.websitehits.com/taxonomy/term/16/0 The percentage of words on a web page that match a specified set of keywords. en http://www.websitehits.com/keyword-density <p><a class="glossary-term" href="/seo-terms-and-definitions/keyword-density"><acronym title="keyword density: The percentage of words on a web page that match a specified set of keywords.">Keyword density</acronym></a> is the percentage of words on a web page that match a specified set of <a class="glossary-term" href="/seo-terms-and-definitions/keyword"><acronym title="keyword: One of the words used to find matching web pages.">keywords</acronym></a>. In the context of <a class="glossary-term" href="/seo-terms-and-definitions/search-engine"><acronym title="search engine: A system designed to help find information stored on the Web.">search engine</acronym></a> optimization <a class="glossary-term" href="/seo-terms-and-definitions/keyword"><acronym title="keyword: One of the words used to find matching web pages.">keyword</acronym></a> density can be used as a factor in determining whether a web page is relevant to a specified keyword or keyword phrase. Due to the ease of managing keyword density, <a class="glossary-term" href="/seo-terms-and-definitions/search-engine"><acronym title="search engine: A system designed to help find information stored on the Web.">search engines</acronym></a> usually implement other measures of relevancy to prevent unscrupulous webmasters from creating search spam through practices such as keyword stuffing.</p> keyword density Thu, 9 Nov 2006 12:49:30 -0500 joseph 8 at http://www.websitehits.com